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INSOMNIA OF EXHAUSTION

\ɪnsˈɒmniəɹ ɒv ɛɡzˈɔːst͡ʃən], \ɪnsˈɒmniəɹ ɒv ɛɡzˈɔːst‍ʃən], \ɪ_n_s_ˈɒ_m_n_i__ə_ɹ ɒ_v ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈɔː_s_tʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of INSOMNIA OF EXHAUSTION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Insomnia produced by overwork, debilitating discharges, mental strain, parturition, or any cause capable of causing mental and physical exhaustion. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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